OBJECTIVE To define the evolution of prepubertal growth in atopic dermatitis and the factors influencing that growth pattern. METHODS Height and height velocity over two years, weight, triceps and subscapular skin fold thickness, and bone age were assessed in 80 prepubertal patients with atopic dermatitis and a control group of 71 healthy prepubertal school children. RESULTS Height standard...

OBJECTIVE To assess whether very low doses of testosterone can accelerate growth without an undue advance in bone age in prepubertal boys with constitutional delay of growth. SUBJECTS 23 prepubertal boys aged 11-14 years with height at or below the third centile for chronological age. DESIGN Randomised, double blind trial comparing oral testosterone undecanoate 20 mg once daily versus place...

It was the purpose of this study to evaluate dental age in boys with delayed puberty and to compare them with a group of normal, healthy boys. The study group consisted of eight boys with constitutional delay of growth and puberty (CDGP), older than 14 years, and with a testis volume smaller than 4 ml. The control group comprised 38 normal, healthy boys, aged between 12.4 and 14.3 years. Dental...